1) God’s anger: He pursues & slays (disciplines) us 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 2) Alienation from God: He does not answer our prayers 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 3) Rejection: People treat us like scum & refuse 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 4) Subjection: Enemies attack us • Attack us verbally 46 All our enemies have opened their